Felix Guerrero - Rapsodia CubanaThe 1940's was a fertile period for Cuban music. Inspired by recent advances in American jazz, several influential conjuntos appeared, such as Conjunto Casino, Sonora Matancera, Conjunto Matamoros and Conjunto Azul led by Chano Pozo, dominating the airwaves and Havana's vibrant club scene with a densely rhythmic and more sophisticated melodic approach. With all these bands needing arrangements, a great Cuban school of arrangers emerged and Felix

as part of John Fogerty's nationwide U

The songs have not been recorded complete since the early 1980s

Their kaleidoscopic program presents vibrant readings of works of faith by Beatriz Bilbao

by Jean-Baptiste Arban - a monumental tome affectionately known as 'The Trumpet Bible'

Over the ensuing decades funk has been a thread through a number of emerging scenes

Maximilian's famous court organist (second mass)

It soon became clear that there was no place for drums in the band

The entire aesthetic imaginary of this era is imbued with the power and charm of tears: the audience - in the words of philosopher Bernard de Fontenelle - wants 'to be moved

Paul Taffanel

The Allman Brothers - Ain't Wastin' Time No More (3

Kirsty's roots as a performer began in the fertile late '70s Punk and New Wave scene

This is the long-awaited follow-up to the acclaimed Ain't Easy Being Cheesy